Beulah - Summer Heat

Summary

Podcast Summary: Beulah – Summer Heat

Harold’s Old Time Radio (April 4, 2026)

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Episode Overview

This episode of the Beulah show, originally airing during the Golden Age of Radio, centers around a swelteringly hot summer day in the household of Marlon Hurt and Beulah. The story humorously explores the family's strategies to combat the oppressive heat, featuring classic comic misunderstandings, the ongoing task of cleaning out the basement, and the idiosyncrasies of their neighbors and friends. The episode delivers a nostalgic, slice-of-life look at home life, laced with gentle family banter and the quirks of summer survival—pre-air conditioning era.

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Key Discussion Points and Story Beats

1. The Basement Cleanup & Procrastination

• Beulah and Marlon are reluctantly cleaning out a long-neglected basement, bantering about the amount of accumulated junk.
  • Quote:
    “My goodness, Mr. Marley's basement sure is a mess. And we got enough junk in here to start our own city dump.” – Beulah (02:02)
  • Discussion of making excuses to postpone unpleasant tasks.
    • “When you don't want to do something, one excuse as good as another.” – Beulah (02:47)
• Humorous exchange about old college memorabilia and love letters.
  • “He just has a habit of always shooting at my boyfriend. Oh, yeah, break yourself of that. That's a bad habit.” – Beulah (06:23)

2. Summer Heat & Cooling Strategies

• The family debates various methods to keep cool. Beulah insists on keeping the windows closed to trap in the cool air from overnight, while the others remain skeptical.
  • Beulah’s initial optimism:
    “I'm going to keep this house cool today. I left the windows open all night and closed them up full of cool air this morning.” – Beulah (04:22)
  • Ongoing skepticism from Marlon and Mrs. Bates; referencing the thermometer and the melting butter as evidence.
• Arrival of Bill, Beulah’s boyfriend, who shows up after the work is done, playing up his “muscle man” role in a comedic bit.
  • “From now on, you was my incendiary brunette.” – Bill/Marlon Hurt as Bill (11:39)
  • Beulah wryly observes, “It is awfully hot today to be carrying heavy boxes. But Bill, he ain't gonna overdo. I know that.” (12:25)

3. Community and Neighborly Interactions

• Mrs. Bates discusses the upcoming winter fuel shortage and the importance of weatherstripping, introducing real-world concerns of the era.
  • “They don't know how much coal they'll get this year, but they don't expect enough to go around.” – Mrs. Bates (03:52)
  • “That's for the winter, Bueller... we’ve got to get all the heat out of it we can now.” – Mrs. Bates (14:42)
• Neighbor Mr. Jenkins stops by, providing comic relief with stories of falling through the roof and threatening a tongue-in-cheek lawsuit.
  • “I had a bad skin chin when I fell through your roof.” – Mr. Jenkins (20:23)
  • Marlon retorts, “If a guy fell on my... I'm sorry I can't stop and chat with you now, Hurt.” – Jenkins (20:42)

4. The Heat Reaches Its Peak

• The characters’ attempts to deny the mounting heat unravel as their “cooling strategies” clearly fail, with everyone growing increasingly irritable.
  • The comedian’s thermometer is discovered to be a fake, always displaying “80 degrees”—fueling the episode’s running joke.
    • “Let me see that thermometer of yours, Beulah.” — “It's sort of an advertising thing... just painted on here.” – Mrs. Bates & Beulah (27:14-27:20)
• Classic slapstick: Bill is revealed to have built a fire in the furnace to get rid of junk—further raising the house temperature.
  • “It’s too hot to carry that heavy junk out today. So I just built me a fire in the furnace. Been burning this stuff all day.” – Bill (28:15)

5. Underlying Themes

• The episode humorously addresses themes of procrastination, resourcefulness, the pitfalls of “home science,” and optimism in adversity.
• The recurring phrase, “You can talk yourself into anything—mind over matter…” (21:12) serves as Beulah's philosophical summary for the family’s collective struggle with the weather.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Beulah’s wisdom on procrastination:
  “When you don't want to do something, one excuse as good as another.” – Beulah (02:47)
• On summer heat in the kitchen:
  “The grocery boy brought us a T-bone a while ago, and when he got here, that steak was medium rare. Now, Beulah and the grocery boy was medium well.” – Beulah (10:09)
• Thermometer confusion and comic reveal:
  “Let me see that thermometer of yours, Beulah.” – Mrs. Bates (27:14)
  “It’s sort of an advertising thing… just painted on here.” – Beulah (27:20)
• Furnace Fueled by Junk (Comic Climax):
  “It’s too hot to carry that heavy junk out today. So I just built me a fire in the furnace. Been burning this stuff all day.” – Bill (28:15)
• Closing sentiment:
  “It just goes to show how folks can talk themselves into something. Just another case of mind over matter. I don't know what's the matter with them, but as long as I'm cool, I don't mind.” – Beulah (21:12)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Timestamp | Segment | Highlights/Quotes | |-----------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| | 02:02 | Basement cleaning, excuses and junk | “Enough junk in here to start our own city dump…” | | 04:22 | Beulah’s cooling plan | “I’m going to keep this house cool today…” | | 09:54 | Temperature check and optimism | “It says 80. That’s what I say.” – Beulah | | 11:10 | Bill arrives, playful banter | “From now on, you was my incendiary brunette.” | | 14:42 | Weatherstripping, fuel shortage talk | “That’s for the winter, Bueller… to save heat.” | | 20:23 | Mr. Jenkins' roof mishap | “Had a bad skin chin when I fell through your roof…” | | 27:14 | Thermometer revealed as fake | “It’s sort of an advertising thing… just painted on here.” | | 28:15 | Bill’s fire in the furnace revealed | “Been burning this stuff all day…” |

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Language & Tone

• The dialogue throughout maintains a light, playful, and affectionate tone typical of classic radio comedies.
• Beulah’s wit and warmth shine as she navigates eccentric employers, loving family, and the chores of daily life.
• Humor is gentle, often built around misunderstandings, wordplay, and situational comedy, reflecting the era’s sensibilities.

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Summary Takeaway

This episode of Beulah delivers cheerful, character-driven laughs centered around a summer heatwave and everyday shenanigans. Whether it’s the creative attempts to stay cool or the comic escalation of “solutions” that only make things hotter, the warmth of the show comes as much from its fun-loving cast as from the weather outside. For fans of classic radio, Summer Heat is an enjoyable snapshot of mid-century American home life with timeless, relatable humor.

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Transcript

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[Ken Niles]

Come famous Quick relief for Acid Indigestion presents the Marlon Hurst and Bula show. With lovely Carol Stewart, the music of Albert Sack and his orchestra, and starring

[Beulah]

Marlon Hurt and Got the World in a Jug. Got the stopper in my man. Yes, Sarah, it's Jula.

[Ken Niles]

Every week at this time, the makers of Tums present the Marlon Hurt and Bua show, written by Phil Leslie. If there's anything the housekeeper at 213 Lake St. Can't stand the sight of, it's a messy basement. That's why she's always careful to look the other way when she opens the cellar door. This morning, however, her boss opened the basement door himself. And that's why, busily filling boxes with junk, we find Marlon Hurt and Beul.

[Beulah]

My goodness, Mr. Marley's basement sure is a mess. And we got enough junk in here to start our own city dump.

[Marlon Hurt]

Yeah, it looks like we have started one.

[Beulah]

Yeah. So this is a no bargain basement. I don't know if it's easier to finish cleaning this one out or dig us a new one someplace else.

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, just keep filling the junk in these boxes. We'll be through pretty soon. How in the world does it get so cluttered up anyhow?

[Beulah]

I don't know. To look at this place, you think it hadn't been cleaned out for a year?

[Marlon Hurt]

How long has it been?

[Beulah]

A year. Does he like every time I stop you clean it up? Something always happens. I was going to do it last week, but the Cardinals won the ball game.

[Marlon Hurt]

Wait, what have the Cardinals winning a ball game got to do with cleaning out this basement?

[Beulah]

Mr. Marlon, when you don't want to do something, one excuse as good as another. Yeah. So this job has been put off like a civilian on an airliner.

[Mr. Frank]

Oh, here.

[Marlon Hurt]

Throw all this junk in the box. There. This old briefcase is no good. All full of old maps that are no good either.

[Beulah]

My goodness, even the junk is full of junk.

[Marlon Hurt]

All right. You might as well pitch these two. They're worn out.

[Beulah]

What's AM Sir?

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, Just an old pair of white duck pants.

[Beulah]

Oh, I know you, Mr. Ma. And you're trying for the joke. What would a white duck do with paint?

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, I don't know. Have. Haven't you ever seen Donald Duck?

[Beulah]

Yes, but he. Well, that's right. He knew where I'm going.

[Marlon Hurt]

Certainly. Now, the next time, think twice before you. Oh, hello, aunt Al.

[Mrs. Bates]

I just talked to the coal company, Molly, and they're going to deliver the coal tomorrow.

[Marlon Hurt]

Good. We'll have this place cleaned out pretty soon now.

[Beulah]

Hey, you. Hot and cold today, mister. In this weather? My goodness, it was 92 yesterday.

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, it won't be 92 in December.

[Mrs. Bates]

As a matter of fact, Marlon, they were delighted you ordered your fuel early. They don't know how much coal they'll get this year, but they don't expect enough to go around.

[Beulah]

I thought we wasn't going to use coal this year, Mr. Marlon. I thought we was going to use that other stuff, them little gray lumps.

[Marlon Hurt]

Coke dealer?

[Beulah]

No, sir, I'm not thirsty. Thank you.

[Mrs. Bates]

It's getting awfully hot outside right now, Marlon. I think it's going to be hotter than yesterday. Isn't bad in the house, though.

[Beulah]

Oh, it won't get hot inside, ma'.

[Marlon Hurt]

Am.

[Beulah]

I'm going to keep this house cool today. I left the windows open all night and closed them up full of cool air this morning.

[Marlon Hurt]

I don't know whether that works or not, Bill. Here, put these books on the shelf over there, will you? I want to save these.

[Beulah]

Okay, sir. Oh, look. This has your own College yearbook, Mr. Marlon.

[Marlon Hurt]

Yeah, I know. Don't lose it.

[Beulah]

Look at all these pictures. Man, this is a real nice picture, Ms. Marlon here.

[Mrs. Bates]

Yes, I've seen a doula.

[Beulah]

He's real cute. One in that little old school sky blazer coup.

[Mrs. Bates]

We always thought so, Marlon and I.

[Beulah]

Oh, and look what it say under this picture. President of the senior class, handsomest boy and boy most likely to succeed.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, isn't that nice?

[Beulah]

Yeah, and it say something under Mr. Marlon's picture, too.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, what does it say?

[Beulah]

Photo, but Joan's brother.

[Mr. Frank]

Now put it away.

[Marlon Hurt]

Bull. Here, throw these old letters in with the junk, will you?

[Beulah]

Yes. My, don't this smell good?

[Mrs. Bates]

What letters are those, Marlon?

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, just some I got in school.

[Beulah]

That's pretty letters, too. Pink and blue.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, incidentally, be what happened to that boy friend of yours? I thought he was coming over to help us this morning, Bill.

[Beulah]

Yeah, he said he'd be here, ma'.

[Marlon Hurt]

Am.

[Beulah]

I called him up and he said he hurry right Over. That boy hurries like a tired turtle.

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, he can carry these boxes of junk out in the alley when he does get here. Look over here at Al. See if there's anything you want to keep out of this bunch.

[Mrs. Bates]

All right, Marlon. I think it's all junk, though.

[Beulah]

See, Miss Shame is thrown away. They smell like lilac. Smell pretty. Oh, now, wait, beauty. You ain't fixing to read the man's letter? Well, he said he didn't want a minute. I know, but you ain't ought to be reading. Oh, what's up now?

[Mr. Jenkins]

I'm busy.

[Beulah]

Let me see you Say, dearest Marlon, please don't be angry at papa's action last night. He is very fond of you.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Really.

[Beulah]

He just has a habit of always shooting at my boyfriend. Oh, yeah, Break yourself with that. That's a bad habit.

[Marlon Hurt]

Bula. What are you doing?

[Beulah]

Oh, well, this room, this letter here, Mr. Moore, it's fair right out of the envelope. Now it's gonna open right up. My hands face up, too. Oh, now, Mr. Martin, you don't think I'd read your old love letters on purpose, do you?

[Marlon Hurt]

Yes, I do.

[Beulah]

And you are so right, And I'm so sorry.

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, okay then. As I recall, they were pretty good reading at that. Well, I'll take them and burn them later.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, here's the rest of the junk fuel I have. They'll take it all out.

[Beulah]

Okay, ma'.

[Marlon Hurt]

Am.

[Beulah]

I'll just keep this little thermometer, though. Don't throw that out. I'll hang it upstairs.

[Mrs. Bates]

All right, if you want it.

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, come on. You might as well go upstairs. Although I'd just as soon stay down here where it's cool.

[Beulah]

It ain't gonna be hot in the house today, Mr. Marlon. Like I said, I'm gonna keep them windows closed and the temperature down and our spirits up.

[Ken Niles]

Well, I hope you're right.

[Marlon Hurt]

Personally, I didn't bad here in the

[Mrs. Bates]

kitchen, Marlon, at that.

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, it's early yet. When it gets hot today, we might as well face it. Keeping those windows closed won't keep the heat out.

[Mrs. Bates]

I don't know now, Marlon, maybe it might help.

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, I don't know about you two, but I'm gonna go make like a bride right now.

[Beulah]

Make like a Bryson.

[Marlon Hurt]

Yep. I'm going to surprise myself with a shower.

[Beulah]

That's him. That's my boy.

[Ken Niles]

Here's our sack of the orchestra with bell bottom trous.

[Mrs. Bates]

It seems pretty comfortable out here in the kitchen. Beulah, what does the thermometer say?

[Beulah]

Let me see if some say 80. That's what I say.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, yes. Why, that isn't bad at all. I'm beginning to think keeping the house closed up does help. Beulah must be much hotter than that outside.

[Beulah]

Well, I know, ma'. Am, the grocery boy brought us a T bone a while ago, and when he got here, that steak was medium rare. Now, Bueller and a grocery boy was medium well.

[Mrs. Bates]

Well, in that case, I won't step out of the house today. Did Bill ever get here to take that junk outside the way?

[Beulah]

I ain't coming up to back off now, ma'.

[Mackenzie]

Am.

[Beulah]

Trying his best to get here after the job is done.

[Mrs. Bates]

Well, put him to work, Beulah.

[Beulah]

If he's going to eat, he's going to work, ma'. Am, and I know he's going to eat it. Who's that knock on my door three hours late?

[Marlon Hurt]

Bill, baby. No pain, no strain.

[Beulah]

Help, Bill. Yeah.

[Marlon Hurt]

I rode in here on the crest of a heat wave. It's hot out there.

[Beulah]

Well, shut the door. I'm keeping the place closed up. This old.

[Marlon Hurt]

Stay cool. Let me sit down here next to the iceberg. I'm steaming like an uphill freight train. Give me something cold, baby.

[Beulah]

I'll give you some cold or cold

[Marlon Hurt]

shoulder beef or pork. A cold shoulder polar, be all.

[Beulah]

You know what I'm talking about. Bill, where you been? You told me on the phone you'd be over here in three shakes.

[Marlon Hurt]

That's what it did. Come right over here in three shakes. Two pineapple and one vanilla. And it heat sure make me hot. Sure make me hot with heat.

[Beulah]

Oh, Bill, you told me you helped me clean out the basin this morning. I'll be good and mad with you.

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, hold that fold, Billy. That's it. Oh, I like it when he gets that spark in your eyes. That's pretty.

[Beulah]

Here's a Bill.

[Marlon Hurt]

I just thought of a new name for you on account of you as such dynamite. From now on, you was my incendiary brunette.

[Beulah]

Oh, that's cute, Bill. Incendiary brunette. Oh, you have ashamed of getting over here after all the work is done.

[Marlon Hurt]

The work all done, huh? Oh, I wanted to help. Oh, that's bad.

[Beulah]

But there's one job left.

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, that's worse.

[Beulah]

You just said you want help, so I saved the heavy lifting for you. Come on, it's down the basement.

[Marlon Hurt]

Heavy lifting? Yeah, but you see. Be my muscle.

[Beulah]

Come on, trot downstairs there and can them boxes junk out and set him in the alley. What? Now I'm holding the door.

[Marlon Hurt]

Okay, there goes your Muscle man, baby. What would you do without me anyhow?

[Beulah]

I don't know, but don't tell me to try it. I don't care what everybody say. He's kind of cute anyhow. It is awfully hot today to be carrying heavy boxes. But Bill, he ain't gonna overdo. I know that. Well, still might be cool in here

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[Beulah]

Come in.

[Mrs. Bates]

Hello, Beulah.

[Beulah]

Oh, hello, Ms. Cal. Come in.

[Mrs. Bates]

Out to eat, Isn't it murder? The paper says it's the hottest day.

[Marlon Hurt]

Hello, Cal. I thought I heard you out here. What are you doing out today, honey? Even mad dogs and Englishmen stay in the shade on a day like this.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, the house is in an uproar, Marlon. Dad picked today to weather strip the windows.

[Beulah]

Weatherstrip. What's that weatherstrip stuff, Ms. Carroll?

[Mrs. Bates]

It's to make the windows tight, Beulah. It saves heat.

[Beulah]

My goodness, all this heat kicking around town to Dallas. See what anybody wants to save him for.

[Marlon Hurt]

No, no, no. That's for the Winter Bullet.

[Mrs. Bates]

Dad says we're going to be awfully short of coal and oil this winter. He says we've got to get all the heat out of it we can now.

[Marlon Hurt]

That's right. This reconversion business is going to take a lot of fuel sharp to start with. Of course, the only answer is to cut down on it and make a little heat go a long way. Hey, how'd we get on this subject, anyway? Let's talk about something pleasant. I'm burning up 80 degrees.

[Beulah]

Weather's nice and.

[Mrs. Bates]

Yeah, I better rush. Marlon. I'm going downtown to look over the August 1st sales. They got some wonderful coats.

[Marlon Hurt]

Fur sale. Fur coats in this weather?

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, I'm not going to buy anything, Marlon. I'm just going down and look them over and try them on.

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, is that cooler?

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, they've got some beautiful mink strollers at the Leader.

[Beulah]

Any make go strolling this weather, just tell them silly. I don't.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, that's just the name of the coach. Bueller. A stroller is a short coat. They've got a crossbox down here. I want to see, too.

[Marlon Hurt]

This weather. He's got a right to be crossed. Well, come on, honey, I'll walk you to the front door.

[Mrs. Bates]

Okay. I think Dad's going to give me

[Beulah]

a fur coat for Christmas.

[Marlon Hurt]

Wonderful.

[Mrs. Bates]

And that's one time I won't mind taking the wrap. You don't belong to it.

[Beulah]

Take the rest. I wish Mrs. Ma would marry that little girl. She got the same kind of sense of humor he's got. Kind of on the corny side, but I. My goodness, this is a busy place. I'm gonna get me a door man. I'll put a revolver in the back door here. Come in.

[Marlon Hurt]

Hello, Beulah.

[Ken Niles]

How's everything, eh?

[Mrs. Bates]

Fine.

[Beulah]

Mr. Niles. In here. Must be awful hot outside, Lou.

[Ken Niles]

Oh, it's a wonderful day, beulah. Temperature around 100. I feel great.

[Beulah]

You all still feel great, don't you? I never did see you when you wasn't strictly sunny side up, sir.

[Ken Niles]

Well, that's because I'm always well and happy, Beulah. You know, most of the bad tempers you see in people are because they aren't well in some way or other. And you'd be surprised how much of that irritability comes from acid indigestion.

[Beulah]

Oh, that indigestion.

[Ken Niles]

And the fastest way I know to knock it out is with Tums, the famous quick relief for acid indigestion.

[Beulah]

I love the way you put that in there.

[Ken Niles]

Quick and easy to take. Tums taste just like a good Candy mint. And you don't even need water. Just pop a couple in your mouth and chew them up. And almost before you know it, your stomach discomfort is gone.

[Beulah]

My, my, that quick.

[Ken Niles]

That quick. Tums work almost like magic. Because no matter whether your over acidity is caused by overeating over smoking or what, a stomach upset is a Setup for Tums.

[Beulah]

Mr. Nye, you think of the sharpest sand.

[Ken Niles]

Well, thank you, Beulah. Anyone who's ever had a touch of acid indigestion knows how important speed is in getting rid of it. And that's why millions of people, night and day, at home or away, always carry tums. T u m S Tums for the tummy. Well, Say hello to Mr. Marlin for me. Yeah, I like to bump into that guy sometime.

[Beulah]

My, ain't he nice. All the time dropping in your yaddy yaddle yaddle rush right off. I'm all glad I don't have to go out in this heat. That sunshine is hotter than a fireman's ladder.

[Mrs. Bates]

How are you feeling be you want to go to your room and take a cold shower or something?

[Beulah]

Oh, no, ma', am. I'm fine. It's nice here. I told you I know how to keep the house cool.

[Mrs. Bates]

I don't know. It seems to me like it's getting a little warm.

[Marlon Hurt]

Hey, I just had the radio on. It's 110 downtown, and I don't mind you telling you, I know it. You know, I think that darn cold shower I took made me a lot hotter than ever.

[Beulah]

What you need, Mr. Marlon, is an emergency. You honestly keep cool in an emergency.

[Marlon Hurt]

What I need is a change in the weather. I wish it would rain.

[Beulah]

Why don't you try washing the car, pop? All the day you wash the car with.

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, no, it's too hot for them. I can feel my temperature going up right now.

[Mr. Frank]

And we'll all be better off.

[Marlon Hurt]

We just don't talk about the weather.

[Mrs. Bates]

Well, you're the one who's bothering, Marlon. You're just talking yourself into being hot. As a matter of fact, you're talking me into it, too.

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, let's forget a thing. I'm going to make a picture of lemonade.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Anybody home?

[Beulah]

Love it, Pete.

[Mrs. Bates]

Why don't that guy be nice to your neighbors? Marlon. Out here, Mr. Jenkins.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Hello, neighbor.

[Mrs. Bates]

Hello, Mr. Jenkins.

[Beulah]

Hi, Do.

[Mrs. Bates]

Hi, George.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Mrs. Bates, you're looking wonderful.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, well, thank you.

[Mr. Jenkins]

And ber you got your hair different again, huh?

[Beulah]

Looks great. Thank you, sir.

[Mrs. Bates]

And her.

[Marlon Hurt]

Yeah.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Hot enough for you?

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, now, jenkins, Please don't.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Oh, you can't take it, huh? You're not hot on a mild day like this, are you?

[Beulah]

I keep the cooler here, but keep the windows closed. Mr. Jenkins, that's the moment today. It's only about 80 right now.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Oh, well, that's a good idea, Viola. You have to watch these cracker box houses. They really heat up.

[Marlon Hurt]

You. Now, wait a minute, Jenkins. This house.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, no, no, don't apologize for your house, Harry.

[Mr. Jenkins]

I don't to live in it. You probably paid plenty for this quonset hut at that, huh?

[Marlon Hurt]

I had this house built for myself, Jenkins. Built to my own measurement.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Yeah, well, they slipped somewhere. It's taller than you are. It certainly hurt. You don't really expect to get that load of coal you order today, did you?

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, I'd better get it, they said. Hey, wait a minute. Who told you I ordered a load of coal today?

[Mr. Jenkins]

Oh, I keep in touch. Happened to be on your roof this morning looking for a bird's nest. Happened to be looking down your chimney and happened to hear you talking in the basement.

[Marlon Hurt]

On my roof? Well, of all you keep your furnace

[Mr. Jenkins]

door open after this. It sounded pretty garbled.

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, now, that's a dirty shame.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Well, I'll accept your apology. Just be more careful next time, that's all.

[Mrs. Bates]

Yeah, another thing.

[Mr. Jenkins]

You better get those shingles fixed. Fixed up there.

[Marlon Hurt]

Hurt.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Had a bad skin chin when I fell through your roof.

[Marlon Hurt]

When you what? Jiggins?

[Mr. Frank]

If you poked a hole through my

[Mr. Jenkins]

roof, I certainly hope you've got insurance. Hurt. Because somebody might take a fall around here sometime and just be nasty enough

[Marlon Hurt]

to sue you for plenty. Yeah, but if a guy fell on my.

[Mr. Jenkins]

I'm sorry I can't stop and chat

[Beulah]

with you now, Hurt.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Some other time maybe, huh?

[Beulah]

Well, goodbye, Mrs. Bates.

[Mr. Jenkins]

Beulah, as soon as I have this leg X rayed, my lawyer will give you a buzz. Neighbor.

[Beulah]

My goodness, I hope he didn't hurt himself bad. Mr. Marlon.

[Marlon Hurt]

Yes, I hope it's nothing. A few months an attraction splint won't pay. Oh, gone it. I am hot now. I'm going upstairs and lie down.

[Mrs. Bates]

I think I'll go sit in the bathtub.

[Beulah]

You see, it just goes to show how folks can talk themselves into something. Just another case of mind over matter. I don't know what's the matter with them, but as long as I'm cool, I don't mind

[Ken Niles]

lovely character things. I don't care who knows it.

[Singer]

I don't care who knows it. I'm in love with you I guess I'll always is be this way

[Ken Niles]

Nothing

[Singer]

you do or say can ever change me I'm for you Forever yours my whole life that's how I am and I don't care who knows me I'm in love with you. I guess I'll always be this way Nothing you do all take an end Never change me I'm for you Forever yours my whole life that's how I am and I don't care who knows

[Mr. Frank]

it

[Singer]

I'm in love with you Darling I'm in love in love with you.

[Beulah]

In the good old summertime in the good old summer I'm glad I don't have to go out in the summertime today.

[Mrs. Bates]

Is there any lemonade left, Doula? I'm getting hotter by the minute and it feels like an hour from now.

[Beulah]

Yes, and I'll pour you some. I don't know what's bothering you for being a little thermometer. We hold our own.

[Mrs. Bates]

Well, I guess I've been thinking about the heat too much. Seems like I've done nothing with.

[Marlon Hurt]

Upstairs is like a bake oven. I turned on the cold water faucet my bathroom and steam came out.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, now, Marlon, don't exaggerate. After all.

[Marlon Hurt]

I'm not exaggerating. Hot water came out of my cold water faucet.

[Beulah]

Oh, that's on account of when I had Bill fix that drip yesterday. He got the handle mixed up.

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, fine. This heat's getting me down anyway, though. I'm beat out like a ninth inning bunt.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, who's that?

[Marlon Hurt]

I don't know. If he's got a forked tail and a pitchfork, he'll feel right at home here.

[Beulah]

You dig, man? Come in.

[Mr. Frank]

Howdy. I'll. Folks, it's a shrink again.

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, hell of a shrink.

[Beulah]

Come here, son. Shut the door.

[Mrs. Bates]

We don't want a lot of hot air in here. Mr. Frank.

[Mr. Frank]

Well, now, I. I hope you don't mean anything personal with that man.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, no, we're. We're just keeping the house cool.

[Mr. Frank]

Oh, well, the only one way to keep a house cool these days.

[Marlon Hurt]

Yep.

[Mr. Frank]

You just keep yourself a nice plant around the house. Makes it nice and cool.

[Marlon Hurt]

Yes, sir. Plant? What kind of plant?

[Mr. Frank]

I just told you, a ice plant. That's little joke of mine. Took me a whole week to make

[Marlon Hurt]

up for that joke.

[Beulah]

That's what it is, a weak joke.

[Mr. Frank]

As you know, I had had a hard time. I like to not go out here today. I had little trouble with my truck or my car.

[Marlon Hurt]

Trouble?

[Mr. Frank]

Yeah, I Had an awful time getting here with that car, Mar.

[Marlon Hurt]

What does it matter?

[Mr. Frank]

I forgot to bring it. Yes, sir. I got interested read reading in the

[Ken Niles]

papers about a radio show.

[Marlon Hurt]

Oh, a radio show.

[Mr. Frank]

It's changing over from Monday to Sunday at 26th of August.

[Marlon Hurt]

It goes to Sunday 26th of August.

[Mr. Frank]

Yes, sir. A Marlon Hurt and Bueller show. They call it a comedy show.

[Marlon Hurt]

It's supposed to be.

[Mr. Frank]

I say, that feller's got the same name you have, ain't he? Quite a coincidence.

[Beulah]

Oh, it's a small world, ain't it?

[Marlon Hurt]

Yeah. Do you like that show, Mr. Frank?

[Mr. Frank]

Well, I never cared much for comedy shows myself, but you can't get the market report on them. No prizes, neither.

[Marlon Hurt]

Yes, that's a bad drawback.

[Mr. Frank]

Well, I. I've been having ups and my troubles anyhow, though. Worried about this reconversion, Dennis. And I'm afraid when the army navy quit buying, there's going to be too much milk and eggs. Just a slug on the market

[Marlon Hurt]

might be.

[Mr. Frank]

Well, so I've been trying to figure out something else for my cows and chicken.

[Beulah]

It's a dude answer.

[Mr. Frank]

Quite a problem. Well, I better get along now. This heat's getting me down. You know, I bought me an ice bag, but it didn't work.

[Marlon Hurt]

What was the matter with it?

[Mr. Frank]

Well, I held it up with ice and I couldn't get my head through the hole.

[Beulah]

Well, don't rush. Don't rush off in the heat of the day, Mr. Frank.

[Ken Niles]

We.

[Beulah]

We keep them nice and cool in here.

[Ken Niles]

Oh, yes, it's real.

[Mr. Frank]

It's mighty nice in here, Beulah. Must be a hundred notes. 100 notes. 100. 110 outside. It don't feel like it in here, though. It don't feel a bit over 109. Well, hold on now.

[Beulah]

What you talking about, Man? Talking crazy. 109. Just nice and pleasant in here. You can see right there on the wall is only 80.

[Marlon Hurt]

I. I don't see how that thermometer can insist it's only 80 when I feel like it must be.

[Mrs. Bates]

You look at that buttery bra. Butter here. It's melting right in front of us.

[Marlon Hurt]

Look, I'm going to get my own thermometer out of this. I. I don't need it.

[Mrs. Bates]

Let me see that thermometer of yours, Eula.

[Beulah]

That's it, ma'.

[Marlon Hurt]

Am.

[Beulah]

It's sort of an advertising thing.

[Mrs. Bates]

Let's see. Take Dr. Roberts hippo and feel like a kid at 80 Juliet just painted on here.

[Marlon Hurt]

Look at this. This thermometer is right yes, it's on my 115.

[Beulah]

Oh, I feel off. I feel terrible. So do I. I knew keeping them windows down was making it hot in here. Let me get some crack eyes, Spam or somebody give me the feet while I believe I'm going to campus.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, let's go down in the basement. It must be cooler down there.

[Beulah]

Oh my. I think I'm on your sunstrew. Feel some water on me, somebody.

[Marlon Hurt]

Now relax, relax.

[Mr. Frank]

Just relax.

[Marlon Hurt]

It ought to be cooler down here.

[Mrs. Bates]

Oh, I knew that thermometer couldn't be right. It felt like. Oh, who's down here?

[Marlon Hurt]

What's the commander? It's just Bill. Oh, hello there, Mr. Marlon.

[Beulah]

Bill, ain't you took that junk out here?

[Marlon Hurt]

Well, I just about finished, honey. But it's too hot to carry that heavy junk out today. So I just built me a fire in the furnace. Been burning this stuff all day.

[Mrs. Bates]

A fire.

[Beulah]

5 is 150 and I'm dying with the heat. You gotta find it for all. Still your food.

[Ken Niles]

If you're losing precious sleep these sultry nights, don't blame it on the heat. But one of the most common causes of sleepless nights is acid indigestion. Yes, even a slight excess acid condition of the stomach can keep you wide awake as an all night dinner. But here's the number for slumber. Just before you hop into bed tonight, pop one or two tums in your mouth, same as you would candy mints. And if it's acid indigestion that keeping you from sleeping, you'll sleep like a kitten and wake up really refreshed in the morning. See for yourself how fast and happily tums relieve acid upset. And then night and day at home or away, you'll always carry tons. 10 cents a roll. All drugstores ask for tons. T u m s tons for the tummy. Don't forget to be with us again next week at this time for another

[Marlon Hurt]

half hour with Marlon Hurt and Beulah,

[Ken Niles]

produced and directed by Helen Mac. And don't forget that Marlon Hurd and Bueller move to a new day Sunday on August 26th. And Alice is played by Catherine Carr. Jess Kirkpatrick played Mr. Frank. John Brown with Mr. Jenkins and Gilda. Bill and Marlon Hurt were played by Marlon Hurt. This is Ken Niles reminding you night and day at home or away, always carry Tums. T u m s Tums for the tummy.

[Beulah]

Got the world in a juggler got the stopper in my.

[Ken Niles]

This is cbs. Check it out to your broadcasting system

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[Beulah]

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[Mrs. Bates]

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[Ken Niles]

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[Beulah]

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